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Old 01-17-2012, 03:25 AM
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Wow. Even though you say that it is expensive and complicated to make the decals, I am sure that there would be a market for them among us Vintage Machine collectors.
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You are one talented man. You obviously have a graphics/artists background.
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I googled "decals - how to make" - there is a whole lot of info there - can make on your own printer. Just in case anyone is interested in giving it a try.
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I bet there are a lot of people who would buy them. You could do several different ones and try. I might buy some myself. Granny
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Originally Posted by DonnaQuilts View Post
Please, if you would, share your method of making the lovely decals as there are others in the same need of them. This is quite nice and would give more sewing machines a new face lift and new life.
You can google the how to. Seems very simple but you do need special paper, this might be the expensive part Chaslo was talking about.
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Great job on the decals.
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Old 01-18-2012, 08:41 AM
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The 'how to' is easy. The supplies aren't too expensive. It's the many hours and the expense spent getting the decals ready to print.
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Beautiful work!
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Old 01-18-2012, 11:30 AM
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Questions for you chaslo.
1. What did you use for the originals?
2. What computer program did you use for enhancing the originals?
3. Is there silver or gold in the decals? If so how is it applied.
4. How long did it take you to arrive at the finished project?

I think that the easiest part is purchasing the waterslide decal paper. I am sure that there is quite a long learning curve to arrive at your finished product. Sure want to try to do some of my own. I have a lot of candidates for some new "BLING".
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1. Go to 'Art.com'. Look for pictures of sprays of flowers, etc. In most cases, anything you download can only be for your personal use and enjoyment.
2. 'Microsoft Picture it!' and 'Corel Paintshop Photo Pro'
3. No gold or silver. Gold comes as brown on my printer. I never tried silver. Silver would probably turn to grey.
4. Weeks.
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